Sokolov, I's chess openings
GM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2551456 games
Sokolov, I, Grandmaster from Netherlands, has 456 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sokolov, I most often opens with 1.d4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White219 games · +91 =113 −15 · 67%
As Black237 games · +77 =104 −56 · 54%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening99%216 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7
- 1.c4 English Opening0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game100%121 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game64%44 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense36%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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